Applications and ResearchResearchers at Bangor University’s Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Centre say they have found a cost-effective way to improve the performance of networks which supply mobile services and broadband to our homes and businesses. In the process, they have set a new world record for using DSP to transform complicated, non-linear, low-speed optical transmission systems into […]
News and BusinessEFFECT Photonics has signed a definitive agreement to acquire coherent optical DSP and forward error correction (FEC) technology as well as a highly experienced engineering team from global communications company, Viasat Inc. Viasat is a long-established player in DSP and FEC technologies, with eight generations of design IP. EFFECT Photonics has also secured an additional […]
Technologies and ProductsAcacia, now part of Cisco, has introduced a faceplate pluggable coherent module, offering multi-haul, single-carrier 1.2T operation. It combines Acacia’s Jannu DSP with 3D Siliconisation packaging technology which includes the SiPh PIC, high-speed modulator driver and TIA in a single opto-electronic package. The module is the eighth generation Coherent Interconnect Module family, powered by Acacia’s […]
News and BusinessDeutsche Telekom has chosen Nokia as a long-term strategic partner to transform the operator’s optical network into a service-centric platform that can scale to meet Industry 4.0 demands. Nokia says the transformation will enable Deutsche Telekom to deliver an enhanced service quality experience to its customers by upgrading the existing network to a more scalable […]
Technologies and ProductsInphi Corporation has launched its Polaris™ Gen2 PAM4 platform, which it claims is the industry’s first 50G, 28Gbaud PAM4 DSP solution based on low-power 7nm CMOS technology. Polaris Gen2 builds on the company’s Polaris Gen1 PAM4 platform, and provides higher levels of integration and lower power for high-performance hyperscale data centre, cloud computing and emerging […]
News and BusinessTektronix and Coherent Solutions have announced an exclusive partnership agreement to provide fully-integrated optical communications platforms to new and existing customers in support of the growing global demand for communications across the telecom, datacom, defence/aerospace and semiconductor markets. “Tektronix and Coherent Solutions are strongly committed to providing industry-leading test and measurement solutions for high-bandwidth optical […]
Technologies and ProductsHigh speed data movement interconnect specialist Inphi Corp has announced it is sampling its new Spica™ 800G 7 nm PAM4 DSP, along with its new Porrima™ Gen3 Single-Lambda PAM4 platform. The new DSP product is billed as the world’s first 800 Gbps or 8 x 100 Gbps PAM4 DSP to enable 800G optical transceiver modules […]